Babkins

Pedantic is an adjective. Your definition has it as a noun.

We got it for Gunnar.

I’d put Cowser there right now.

Perhaps not in 1984. I think it would play better today.

I would be into such a remake. And for what it’s worth, I usually don’t hold it against a cinematic adaptation of a book if it deviates from the original story in some way. Cinema and literature use such different sets of tools to tell a story that it makes sense to me to regard a book and its film adaptation as wholly different entities. i just couldn’t believe the audacity of Levinson’s film once I finally read Malamud’s book. A bridge too far.

I did watch Ted Lasso, and I enjoyed it a lot, but if there was any reference to The Natural, I have long forgotten it. I've held my opinion of the film ever since I first read the book, which was probably in 2006 or 2007. I loved the film as a child, but once I read the book, I just felt that I'd been lied to.

Counterpoint: The book is a complicated, layered, richly allegorical work of literature, whereas the film is a beautifully shot, revisionist, dumbed-down piece of Hollywood schlock. I'll die on this hill.

“Cowser told him to breathe, but Cowser’s into some breathing stuff right now.”

What a win. This team is well on its way to being something else.

Hays is due.

Akin shoving.

Westy Weaver was 111.2 MPH off the bat. Went 432 feet. Drilled.

This seems like a good spot for Baumann. I like this move.

Spastic is exactly right. He looks like he did the first two months of last year on offense and defense.

Not really sure why we lifted Akin after eight pitches.